Steps towards the future
I got an e-mail the other day from my friend Meicha, she had my job before me and now works for a broker called Zeniths. It was just a general catch up e-mail, and then she mentioned that there is a position like hers going at her work and the first person she thought of was me.
My first reaction was 'that would be nice, but I can't leave my new job so soon'. I went home for the weekend and the idea kept going over in my mind. I came to the realisation that sometimes you have to be ruthless and no one else is going to help you get ahead but yourself. I'm a smart girl, and I deserve to get ahead in life. As much as I like working for IAG the reality is I'm never going to get a high paying job there, and the most I can ever get when we have our remuneration review is 4%.
Today I decided to go for it, so I e-mailed Meicha and asked her to tell me more. She put me onto the advert via seek.com, and according to the discription I am more than qualified. So if I were to get it I'd be making about $10,000 more a year. Meicha was also telling me that they are very generous with bonuses and she is expecting a $10,000 pay rise in a month and she's only been there for about 6 months! So with a wedding to save for, a house to buy and debt to still get rid of, this could make a massive diference to us.
Probably the only down side I can see is that it is in Osbourne Park, so a bit of a drive. Also I think it would be more hectic than my current position, but I'm ok with that. So next step is doing my resume. I can't find the last one I did, so I have to start from scratch! Probably doesn't hurt to have a total re-do.
posted by Milly @ 4:50 AM
6 Comments
6 Comments:
Well, looks like you're on the up and up! Is it near a train station? That might be useful :) Good luck!
good luck chicken! i hope that you get it! xx
Oooh, good luck! At least Ozzy Park is near Ikea :)
Ah yes, flat packed Swedish furniture, Tony's worst nightmare! haha
I spoke to Meicha some more today, and it's sounding better by the minute. I'm currently on a roller coaster of excitement and guilt. I don't know how in the hell I'll break it to my boss if I get it.
Anyway, cross that bridge when I come to it I guess.
Osborne Park is cool. Train is right there like Adam said.
Hopefully you get it then you can buy me something like a scarf that has a cool pack in it. So people will keep saying "Why is that man wearing a scarf. Is he INSANEEEE?", but I won't be. My neck will be icy cold. I can even drink room temperature water because it gets chilled on the way down.
Ice Scarf. It'll have thunder bolts on it. Probably a blue and white colour scheme. It'll have attachment points for a cape for when I need to go to a superhero party.
You're cool enough Aaron, any cooler and you'd be an Aaronsicle. Maybe I'll buy you a new hat instead, but you'd have to wear it at a jaunty angle, kinda like a pimps hat.
Sent off my resume today, so fingers crossed people! :D
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